# Neighbors (1981)

> A respectable suburban father spirals into surreal panic when the outrageous couple next door dismantles his carefully ordered life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11797

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: John G. Avildsen
- Cast: John Belushi, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty, Dan Aykroyd, Tim Kazurinsky, Tino Insana, Henry Judd Baker, Igors Gavon
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082801/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: surreal, sardonic, unsettling, cult comedy night, 1980s movie marathon

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